GW LEARNING ACADEMY

“ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE TOGETHER”

Std: - 8 CBSE Topic: - CROP PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT Time: - 1 HOUR

MICROORGANISMS FRIENDS AND FOE
Date: - 04/08/2023 Subject: - SCIENCE MARKS: 25
Q1] FILL IN THE BLANKS 5M
1] The kind of crop grown only for sale profit is ………….
2] The crops that are grown in the monsoon season are called ………. crops.
3] ……………. Bacteria fixed nitrogen in root nodules of leguminous plants.
4] Bacteria are …………. organisms.
5] Medium that transmits pathogens from an infected person to a healthy one is
called ………
Q2] ANSWER IN ONE SENTENCE 5 M
1] Name any two human diseases caused by viruses.
2] What is decomposition?
3] What are microorganisms?
4] What are the substances which are added to the soil in the form of nutrients
Called?
5] What is storage ?
Q3] ANSWER THE FOLLOWING 15 M
1] What do you mean by the term crop? Explain briefly the types of crops.
2] Define the term agricultural practices and also state the important steps taken
during crop production.
3] Explain various types of bacteria.
4] Mention any three ways through which pathogens are transmitted.
5] Explain how malaria is transmitted to humans.